Question

How far apart are the foci of an ellipse with a major axis of 26 feet and a minor axis of 24 feet?

Answer 1

\[c^2=a^2-b^2\]

Answer 2

If the major axis is 26, then 2a is 26 and a is 13. If the minor axis is 24, then 2b is 24 and b is 12. Use the values of a and b to calculate c

Answer 3

What did you get?

Answer 4

5 feet?

Answer 5

That is the value of c. The distance between the focal points is 2c

Answer 6

wait im confused so if it's not 5 then is it 8? those the only answers i got

Answer 7

What is the value of c?

Answer 8

5?

Answer 9

What is 2c?

Answer 10

focal points? right

Answer 11

Do you know that 2c means two times c?

Answer 12

okay so then what would be 10?

Answer 13

yes